Chorded by Gary W, 22 Aug 2006
Capo 2nd Fret
(A) Oscar was an angel and he (D) used to walk the streets
Shoutin' out some (A) prophecy to (G) everyone he'd (E) meet
He was a (A) local fixture; like a (D) cop out on a beat
Folks said he'd been (A) shell-shocked long a-(E)-go
And more than (D) that, (F#m) no one seemed to (E) know
(A) Oscar was a walker, at least (D) four miles twice a day
The entire length of (A) main street he'd be (G) shoutin' all the (E) way
And (A) I had no idea, where he'd (D) heard the things he'd say
But he was not your (A) normal voice of (E) doom
It was a (D) happy song, sung (F#m) slightly out of (E) tune
Chorus:
And he'd say, (D) "Everyone will (E) die and go to
(A) heaven.
And (D) we will all be (E) angels some (D) day-aa-aa.
And what you are in this (E) world don't count for (A) nothin'.
'Cause (D) we are only (A) children, we're just (G) lost along the (E) way.
But (D) we will all be (E) angels some (D)day"
Well (A) I worked at the Rialto; I sold (D) tickets at the door
And Oscar he'd come (A) by most ev'ry-(G)-day 'bout half past (E) four
And he'd (A) pay to see some movie that he'd (D) seen ten times before
But mostly we'd just (A) let him in for (E) free
And he'd watch five (D) minutes then he'd (F#m) come and talk to (E) me
Repeat Chorus
Well it's (A) going on ten years now since (D) I left my home town
And I went back last (A) summer; for a (G) week I hung a-(E)-round
(A) I looked out for Oscar; he was (D) nowhere to be found
Someone said they (A) finally had to com-(E)-mit him and he (D) died
Before (F#m) they had time to for-(E)-get him
Now I'm (A) not about to argue, Oscar's (D) train had jumped the tracks
But I'll bet my last (A) dollar on a (G) plain and simple (E) fact
(A) Oscar never said a word about (D) me behind my back
And the way the I was (A) raised to under-(E)-stand
Well, that (D) bone, makes (F#m) him the better (E) man
Repeat Chorus:
Ya, we will all be (E) angels some-(A)-day
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